2025 Harewood Flux V Pinot Noir, Denmark

A Great Southern Pinot Noir with a strong sense of place. Note the Aussie bush and bay leaf characters intertwined among the dried herbs, cherry, red fruits and the overall sense of cool climate elegance that is so much at home in the Great Southern Pinot style. This is one fruit-filled Pinot, sweet and ripe, anchored in forest herbs, dark rose petal florals and anise spice, all the while running lively and super fresh over a relatively light texture. Tannins are bright, compact and even, and acidity runs equally bright through the finish.

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Winemaker James Kellie's years as a contract winemaker for growers across the Great Southern region gave him unique insights into its diversity and potential. His love for the region led him to purchase a former client, Harewood Estate, in 2003 with his wife Careena. This commitment came with building a winery from scratch and a clear ambition: to make wines that reflect the full breadth of the Great Southern rather than a single corner of it.

The Flux series of wines acknowledges the everchanging nature of a vineyard and how the wines need to change with it. Flux V is a Pinot Noir, currently from the F-Block on the Harewood vineyard on Scotsdale Road planted to a mix of Dijon clones.

Denmark Pinot tends to be light and aromatic and is strongly shaped by the region’s proximity to the Southern Ocean. Flux V pushes things a touch further than the Harewood Estate ‘Denmark’ blend: little bit firmer and more savoury, the Dijon clones lending lift and precision that suits the site well. A bit of new oak here compared to the seasoned-only approach for the Harewood label. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, so might appear cloudy in your glass.

Pale crimson, with dark cherry and ripe plum on the nose, a thread of dried herb and a faint earthy smokiness giving it depth. The palate is fine and composed, with soft tannins that have enough presence to keep the wine interesting through to a clean, fresh finish.

Good company for duck rillettes on toast or a mushroom pasta.